Red Alert: Peanut

Alya

Bad day, Bad day, Bad day, Bad day this is all that Alya had in her mind. Alya had guilt feelings she regrets what she has done. Maybe this wasn't a good approach she had in mind. 'I sometimes hate myself for being this outspoken why do I not think before speaking? ' thought Alya. This is so wrong. Alya was surprised to feel how Brian's words affected her. She felt as if she has no backbone. His words were cruel definitely meant to hurt her feelings. However, the things felt different none of the words feel hurt rather she felt anger towards herself too much that she hates her words. But she felt so exhausted that she was in such a bad mood and she dropped it all on Brian.

'I did not scream I was calm though' Alya defended herself.

But it hurt her very much that her words hurt Brian. If only she could help him. Besides why should he give up? No one gives up. What if he is depressed about something really bad? 'Of course, he is depressed stupid why else did Dr Brown ask you to approach him?' Alya thought and hit her head. Alya sighed and lifted her head up. She directly walked out of the hospital, again no cab taken just walk. Though she did not even see where she is going just walking straight. The sky was awfully cloudy again. There was no air present. Alya kept on thinking a lot of things.

Time passed by Alya lost in thoughts and guilt. She found a bench and sat. Maybe a different approach will be better. Someone who would know about his condition but first things first she needs to ask forgiveness that is not the way things should have happened. Alya leaned back spread out her hands towards the corner. She looked at the cloudy sky, beautiful grey white sky covering this big thing. It must be soft and foamy the shades are beautiful. The clouds make the mind calm if only she could make him see. 'Stupid Alya'. She cannot do that. If only she could make such a calming effect with something else, something else like the cloud, something soft maybe cuddly. 'HE is not a girl Alya' thought Alya again hitting her head. She needs a different approach. What makes her calm and relax?

There it was the answer to her question. She jumped up from the bench "Yes, yes, yes, yeah but I do not know what kind he likes I should call."

Alya excited "Hello Ray I need your help can you do something for me?"

"What kind of help?" asked Ray

"Can you find out the ice cream flavor he likes? I want to use it for a peace offering." asked Alya.

"I can do better I can buy it for you but best if it is tomorrow, we can all eat it together tomorrow at garden time. " suggested Ray.

Alya thought Brian must be really pissed maybe that's why Ray suggested this.

"Okay deal that Ray I owe you one." Alya replied and finished the call. Alya released her breath. A job well done.

BRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.........

The stomach growled big sound. So loud that some birds flew away an old man looking at her and a lady started giggling. "I need food" Alya murmured. She grabbed her stomach and laughed nervously. First I should find a place to eat. 'Hold on where am I?' thought Alya panicking looking around dang I did not notice.

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Ravenous she ate the chicken crisps with fries and sandwiches made her hungry a lot. Alya sat crunching her mouth full of food. Alya ate alone in this new diner she found. The surprise she got as she just walks around she is on the south side of the town. She chomped on the fries thinking of Brian she concentrated hard. The time was afternoon the clouds left the sky without rain, the yellow glow in the sky. It gave a writer's glow the sense of calm. Alya was no writer but it gave her the environment to think, she took the sandwich a bite good spicy, tango and beautiful greens. 'The slice of chicken warm and good but the tomato and cucumber slices were cold, perfect soul mate for the sandwich. It is like if you do not put the cold slices the meat would be very boring and a mate A MATE !!! ' Alya screamed in her thoughts.

'What if the reason Brian is angry because he has something to do with not something or failure as she is assuming his denial to get a treatment. What if it is a trauma? But how can she find it out?' thought Alya. This is a tough puzzle piece to insert Brian. Brian to Alya is an all mysterious character. Brian can be easily opened but he is stubborn He lets out some of his candies, but he keeps the chocolate bar inside he will never let it out. It is like a hard-working achievement. This trauma or person Brian has needs to be talked about and come out. But these if out or forced out or talked will give a probability of Brian taking the treatment is mostly fifty-fifty. If only a person could go over the situation without making it worse. She wanted to do this without touching the infection. The infection would heal on its own. Alya on the other hand would go around the infection and bring solution a different. Only this time the way might not exist. Such solutions only work when they exist. Alya knew nothing of Brian and she doubts Ray even if he knows would not share with her. No, she needed a different way and she might need all night to think about it.

Alya finished with her eating paid the bill all stuffed and happily fed she started to walk back home maybe the walk will give her the chance to think about a solution to this problem.

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The Next day

Alya did not get enough sleep that night she thought a lot about the situation. She got up and got dressed early and started walking towards the hospital. This time she took care not to over think and get lost again. She did not sound any solution to break through Brian's thoughts, but she wants to make amends for it. One thing for certain she was too rude towards Brian.

Only one problem, what if Brian does not wish to see her? The impression she left on him was not good according to her she knew he was right. She is no one to tell him what to do. 'But he could have avoided being a mean person'. Alya thought.

Alya first went to the coffee machine for the perfect coffee. She almost made coffee till she remembered today was ice cream day. She left the cups and went towards the front desk. She saw Nurse Joan looking at some files.

"Hi Joan dear is Ray present yet?" asked Alya.

She looked at Alya with an irritated look staring above her glasses. She moved her eyes back to the paper and uttered a sigh and replied "He is running a little late called will report in a few minutes"

Alya blew out a breath and uttered "oh no" she looked at Joan and smiled at her angry eyes. She walked away from the desk and sat on the bench. She could not wait for Ray anymore she got up and walked towards Brian's room. As she walked towards the room her feet went heavy and she became worried. She walked towards the door time is passing by too fast and Knocked the door twice.

There was no reply Alya got disappointed 'maybe not today' she thought.

Then a silent yet a rigid voiced reply "Come In". Alya's heart lifted her heart started thumping inside. She opened the door slowly and peeked inside. Her eyes search for the one person and there he is standing beside the window. If she did not know better it would seem like Brian is looking at the view outside the window. But he is only trying to listen to the sound and feel the breeze on his skin. She silently walked towards him and stood in front yet a little far.

"Hi how are you feeling today?" asked Alya.

Brian went back to the silent mode he just nodded. Alya felt embarrassed. "Look Brian that day it was way.... What I mean is I went over line I am sorry."

"Did you mean what you said?" asked Brian.

Alya became silent she was thinking what to say but in the end she decided to tell the truth. "I am sorry Brian but yes I did, I am sorry"

Brian moved towards her and sighed but he stayed sitting beside the window. "I have been thinking and I do not agree with you said."

At this Alya sighed and bowed her head down. She thought of this happening. She is feeling guiltier that she almost destroyed the chance they had to make him agree.

"But I have decided to think about what you proposed" Brian said with a smile on his face.

It seemed like a glory light fell on her. She jumped and screamed "YESSSSS!!" that moment she stopped and then replied, "well it is not exactly what I wanted but it's a start" she smiled.

At that moment another knock, and Ray entered "Well I see we do not need the peace treaty after all."

"Are you kidding me? No one says no for ice cream" said Alya. She ran forward to grab the packet, but Ray took it away from her reach and served them both a helping. He went out with his portion to report to the desk and change into his scrubs.

Alya grabbed the small cup and gulped down a few mouth full of ice cream. "Mmmmm delicious" she said.

Brian smiled and set his one aside waiting for Ray for assistance. He got up and started releasing the stiff muscles of his legs.

Alya licked the spoon all of a sudden she started sweating it must be hot outside. Her body felt heavy and she sneezed. Is it cold? But something does not seem right her tongue felt really numb she is tearing up and started heavy breath. This feeling is not good she had a fearful thought why her body is acting like.

Apparently her different behavior did not go unnoticed by Brian. "Alya is everything alright?" Alya dimly heard Brian the surrounding felt dizzy and slow, she just got up and staggered towards Brian. She reminded herself it should not be that, but nothing came to her mind. She felt dizzy and it is getting hard to breathe each min past. Her limbs are getting weaker and shaky.

"Alya what is going on?" panicked Brian again there is a strange urgency in his voice he started to search for Alya franticly raising his hand searching for her voice. He moved towards the place where he last heard her voice.

Alya moves towards him stepping forward. She is blinking in focus to out of focus with her eyes which was getting foggy and clean repeatedly. Each time the fog is getting denser in front of her eyes. She grabbed the first thing she could get to keep herself steady. It turned out to be Brian's hand sleeve.

"Alya, Hey what happened?" asked Brian. Alya felt Brian hold her then she remembered she asked panting "What was the ice cream flavor?"

"What is going on what are you talking about?" asked Brian again he screamed out something Alya could not hear well. She again asked, "Brian please what was in that ice cream?"

She heard is very dim "Nuts that is nut flavor." She heard him scream again she said as her consciousness left her "I am highly allergic to nuts "and darkness took her she kept hearing sounds from far away but everything else seemed silent. She let go and welcomed the feeling of numb all through her body only she felt a stabbing pain in her chest. In the darkness she felt her body shift and move away from the warmth she regret that feeling next she felt no more.